LTE and 5G

LTE and 5G

In the third Wireless module, we cover the 4G and 5G technology, understanding how both use OFDM for spectrum-sharing and OFDMA for simultaneous communication with many users.


Wireless Module 3

Detailed Outline

3 LTE and 5G

3.1 4G LTE: Mobile Broadband

...... 3.1.1 Introduction

...... 3.1.2 LTE for the UTRAN

...... 3.1.3 Modems, Modulation, and How OFDM Moves 6-Bit Numbers Simultaneously to Different People on the Same Carrier

...... 3.1.4 Modulation

...... 3.1.5 Communicating Six Bits: Sending One of 64 QAM Signals

...... 3.1.6 Baud Rate Equal to Subcarrier Spacing

...... 3.1.7 LTE Specification and OFDMA

...... 3.1.8 3GPP Releases

...... 3.1.9 The Eventual Pivot To 5G Across the Spectrum

3.2 Dynamic Assignment of Subcarriers

...... 3.2.1 1G vs. 4G and 5G

3.3 5G New Radio: Enhanced Mobile Broadband, IoT Communications

...... 3.3.1 Introduction

...... 3.3.2 3GPP Release 15

...... 3.3.3 Immediate Impact Of 5G: More Bits Per Second

...... 3.3.4 New Spectrum

...... 3.3.5 Millimeter-wave

...... 3.3.6 5G Design Goals and Use Cases

...... 3.3.7 Enhanced Mobile Broadband

...... 3.3.8 Massive Machine-type Communication

...... 3.3.9 Ultra-Reliable, Low-Latency Communications

3.4 Spectrum-Sharing Roundup: FDMA, TDMA, CDMA, OFDMA

...... 3.4.1 FDMA

...... 3.4.2 TDMA

...... 3.4.3 CDMA

...... 3.4.4 OFDM and OFDMA